Word Study
auscultator |
auscultatory |
ausgespielt |
ausonian |
auspex |
auspicate
| auspice
| auspices
| auspicial
| auspicious
| auspiciously
auspicate
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb auspicate has 2 senses
- auspicate(v = verb.communication) augur, betoken, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate - indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" is one way to bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal
- auspicate(v = verb.change) Array - commence in a manner calculated to bring good luck; "They auspicated the trip with a bottle of champagne" is one way to begin, commence, get, get down, set about, set out, start, start out
Derived form noun auspice1
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
Derived form noun auspice1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
auspicate, a. [L. auspicatus, p. p. of auspicari to take auspices, fr. auspex a bird seer, an augur, a contr. of avispex; avis bird + specere, spicere, to view. See Aviary, Spy.].
Auspicious. Holland. [1913 Webster]
auspicate, v. t.
- To foreshow; to foretoken. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
- To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business. [1913 Webster]"They auspicate all their proceedings." [1913 Webster]
For further exploring for "auspicate" in Webster Dictionary Online
